, 1887-02-12
CARE OF HE TEETH.
Remarkable Progress In Dentistry-Teot
and Good L~ooks-useful Hints.

remarkable Progress In DentIstry-Teoth
and Good Looks-useful Hints.
A mouthful OF good teeth is one OF the
rare gifts of nature. Like bright eyes,
pink mooned finger nails, or n fine com
plexion, they indicate the requests OF
hcrcdlty and are symbolic Of q sweet
breath, good digestion and n wholesome
stomach A wealth OF dentine Is not "a
highly priced as formerly, owing to the
remarkable progress made In dentistry
within the last quarter OF a century.
Molnr members think nothing OF working
q cheval de frise sort of a set Of teeth into
A double row of ~presentnble ivories, and
the skill with which china teeth aro made
to duplicate nature is sufficient to keep the
genuine articles under n constant ban Of
suspicion All these facts were doubtless
known to the fashionable mother who
prayed for Just such eyes and fine com
pleNion' for her little daughter. Eyes
md skin from nature, II art can manage
the rest, at least to the satisfaction Of the
modern beauty.
In rcmodcllng teeth everything fails be
fore the iinal surrender 10 Il false set.
Where they overlap space has to be made
ut the sacrifice often of good material, and
when, by accident, II tooth Il wanted the
gap Is filled by spacing the whole row.
Ill lUf Color OF letln UTMOST us Ulutn
variety exists IA In hair aud eyes. Some
teeth are naturally gray, yellowish or
blueish In cast. and 10 try and whitcn
them IL time wnstcd The only solace lies
in keeping them clean and straight. 1t ia
.mmatcrinl to any one with II Imustache or
n very long upper lip whether he has any
ron teeth or not. For ladieJ or beard
less men. especially those who laugh
much with the lips, a remedy Is sought
among the Delsarte people. These re-
nners oi nature attempt. und with sue
ccss, too, to cultivate a very low voice in
speaking, forbid the license of heated dis
cuSsion, n endeayor to cultivate "A laugh
in the cycs, rather than about the lips.
The training is a long and tedious task, but
there are few ordcals for n fashionable
man or woman to endure when the loal
H. good looks.
II Is almost impossible to say anything
on the subject Of powders. The best pow
der j. the one that does the least harm to
the gums md keeps the enamel clean
Wintergrecn is safe TO any polish, but II
frequent use of.soft soap and warm winter
render much OF The cleansing powder su-
pesfiuous. Teeth that are brushed four
times n day will not need n powder more
than once n week. Toothpicks arc indis-
pcnsablc, and even with them it IL often
necessary to run II thread between the
teeth to remove any possible accumulation
or splinter,
There might be II diminution Of dentistry
bills II those who ave teeth would take
the trouble 10 clean them once n month.
Five cents worth of pumic stone will cover
u year, and nothing but II match is needed
TO start with Dip the pine In the stone
and rub between the teeth till all trace of
mineral accumulation has been removed
Tho inside surface must he cleancd separ-
atcly, and the task finished by rubbing
the face and crown Of the tooth with n soft
handkerchief dipped in the powder I'm
less the operation IS made habitual 1t will
consume the best part Of an hour to pro
duce any good cnects.-Melical journal